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AlbumsFrank Eddie – Let's Be Frank
The new project from Lemon Jelly’s Fred Deakin feels uncomfortably like a novelty record, and a rather dated one at that: Let’s Be Frank is a col... Read more »| 06 Nov 2012 -
AlbumsThe Lovely Eggs – Wildlife
On their third album, couple Holly Ross and David Blackwell have again gone to every effort to remind us that The Lovely Eggs are northern. Really.... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
AlbumsCrystal Castles – III
Crystal Castles were one of the central influences on the producers and bands who would go on to be grouped under the genre tag of 'witch house.' In a remark... Read more »| 05 Nov 2012 -
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Deftones – Koi No Yokan
Storming out of the gate with Swerve City – a brutally sexy sledgehammer of a song, and hands-down their best opener since White Pony's Feiticeira &nda... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
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Brian Eno – LUX
After two patchy outings on Warp, LUX finds Eno returning to purely ambient pastures with a suite based on a recent gallery installation. A cursory listen ... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
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Mogwai – A Wrenched Virile Lore
A Wrenched Virile Lore is not strictly a remix album to Mogwai’s seventh studio record Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. In fact, Justin Broadric... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012
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AlbumsGuided By Voices – The Bears for Lunch
Usually when a treasured act reforms, they hit the road, give fans an opportunity to hear the hits, and then go back to whatever it was they were doing befor... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
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Benjamin Gibbard – Former Lives
If the key to unlocking former lives is regression, Ben Gibbard’s solo debut is perfectly titled: there’s scant sign of progress or advancement i... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
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P.O.S. – We Don't Even Live Here
Doomtree co-founder P.O.S. brings another sonically dense alt-rap assault with his fourth LP, and although the synth-heavy palette he's working with this tim... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
AlbumsClinic – Free Reign
Now on their seventh LP, Clinic’s career has spanned a period in which rock that combines innovation and poppiness has become increasingly thin on th... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
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Neil Halstead – Palindrome Hunches
On Palindrome Hunches’ penultimate song, Hey Daydreamer, Neil Halstead asserts the persistence of his idealistic outlook: "I don’t wanna be jus... Read more »| 02 Nov 2012 -
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Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin – Instrumental Tourist
The first of a series of proposed collaborations scheduled for release on the Software label finds these two kindred spirits embracing ‘jazz-based imp... Read more »| 01 Nov 2012 -
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Umberto – Night Has a Thousand Screams
Having honed his craft playing bass and synths in US prog/psych outfit Expo ‘70, Matt Hill focuses in his solo work as Umberto on horror and thriller... Read more »| 30 Oct 2012 -
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Jon DeRosa – A Wolf in Preacher's Clothes
When Jon DeRosa croons “don’t say goodnight” in the song of the same name – his rich voice tempting an unnamed companion for one last... Read more »| 30 Oct 2012 -
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Pop Levi – Medicine
Pop Levi claims these songs were ‘recorded by a different version of me in another dimension, then transmitted to this version of me during prolonged... Read more »| 30 Oct 2012